slow match

See also: slowmatch

English

Alternative forms

• slowmatch

Noun

slow match (plural slow matches)

1. A slow-burning fuse used to ignite a matchlock musket or fire a cannon.

   Coordinate terms: (additionally coated with black powder) black match, (black match confined to a tube) quick match

Translations

slow burning fuse

• Bulgarian: бикфордов шнур m (bikfordov šnur)
• Finnish: lunttu (fi)
• German: Lunte (de) f
• Russian: фити́ль (ru) m (fitílʹ)
• Swedish: lunta (sv) c